PJCE

The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the creation and performance of new jazz music. We are committed to hiring musicians who display high standards of musicianship, maintain professional behavior, hail from diverse backgrounds, and uphold the PJCE's mission and values... The PJCE was founded in 2007 by pianist Andrew Oliver and saxophonist Gus Slayton after the pair graduated from Portland State University. Along with a particularly vibrant group of student composers in the PSU big band that year, they wanted to continue to create new music for large ensemble. The first concerts were informal and exciting examples of a like-minded group of young musicians getting together to create new sounds and experiment with the textures of large ensemble jazz... PJCE's mission is to create and perform original jazz music that engages and supports our community's diverse artists, cultures and place.

Also known as: Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble